Alberto Gilardino, Ufficiale OMR (Italian pronunciation: [alˈbɛrto dʒilarˈdino]; born 5 July 1982) is an Italian footballer who plays as a striker for Serie A club Genoa and the Italian national team.
In his early career, he was compared to Filippo Inzaghi, and Christian Vieri described him as the fusion of both players. Gilardino currently holds the record for being the youngest player to have scored 100 goals in Serie A.
With Milan he has won the UEFA Champions League 2006-07, 2007 UEFA Super Cup and the 2007 FIFA Club World Cup. He was named Serie A Young Footballer of the Year in 2004 , Serie A Footballer of the Year and the Italian Footballer of the Year in 2005.
Gilardino has represented Italy at under-19, under-20, under-21, and senior levels. He was part of the 2006 FIFA World Cup winning-squad and has also participated at the 2009 FIFA Confederations Cup, the 2010 FIFA World Cup and 2013 FIFA Confederations Cup.
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